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Buffalo Sabres 2, Philadelphia Flyers 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 2, Philadelphia Flyers 5. Shots on goal: BUF 29, PHI 35. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-3 PHI; P2 BUF 1-2 PHI; P3 BUF 0-0 PHI.

Scoring plays: P1 04:08 Jason Zucker (assists: Josh Doan, Josh Norris) to make it BUF 1-0 PHI; P1 08:26 Travis Konecny (assists: Matvei Michkov, Travis Sanheim) to make it BUF 1-1 PHI; P1 09:04 Trevor Zegras (assists: Travis Sanheim, Travis Konecny) to make it BUF 1-2 PHI; P1 09:25 Bobby Brink (assists: Noah Cates, Nikita Grebenkin) to make it BUF 1-3 PHI; P2 01:45 Noah Cates (assists: Bobby Brink, Jamie Drysdale) to make it BUF 1-4 PHI; P2 11:48 Bowen Byram (assists: Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn) to make it BUF 2-4 PHI; P2 12:43 Owen Tippett (assists: Matvei Michkov, Sean Couturier) to make it BUF 2-5 PHI. Top skaters: Travis Konecny (PHI) 1 G, 1 A; Noah Cates (PHI) 1 G, 1 A; Bobby Brink (PHI) 1 G, 1 A; Travis Sanheim (PHI) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Samuel Ersson (PHI) 27 saves on 29, decision W; Colten Ellis (BUF) 30 saves on 35, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHI
Noah Cates
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 17:43 TOI
Goals · PHI
Bobby Brink
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 13:52 TOI
Goaltending · PHI
Samuel Ersson
27 saves on 29 shots (.931) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 1 largest lead P1 4:08 (BUF 1, PHI 0)
PHI 3 largest lead P2 1:45 (BUF 1, PHI 4) · 4-0 run, P1 8:26–P2 1:45
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:08 Jason Zucker (Josh Doan, Josh Norris) BUF · Power play · snap shot · BUF 1, PHI 0
  • P1 8:26 Travis Konecny (Matvei Michkov, Travis Sanheim) PHI · Power play · snap shot · BUF 1, PHI 1
  • P1 9:04 Trevor Zegras (Travis Sanheim, Travis Konecny) PHI · Power play · snap shot · BUF 1, PHI 2
  • P1 9:25 Bobby Brink (Noah Cates, Nikita Grebenkin) PHI · wrist shot · BUF 1, PHI 3
  • P2 1:45 Noah Cates (Bobby Brink, Jamie Drysdale) PHI · snap shot · BUF 1, PHI 4
  • P2 11:48 Bowen Byram (Alex Tuch, Jack Quinn) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 2, PHI 4
  • P2 12:43 Owen Tippett (Matvei Michkov, Sean Couturier) PHI · bat shot · BUF 2, PHI 5

Linescore

123 T
BUF 110 2
PHI 320 5

Shots on goal: BUF 29, PHI 35

Biggest Period

The Philadelphia Flyers scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFPHI
29Shots on goal35
70Shot attempts63
27Faceoff wins30
16Hits19
20Blocked shots16
1Power-play goals2
3Takeaways7
12Giveaways9
23Penalty minutes14
85.7%Save %93.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF4141129
PHI11121235

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres2 G · 49 attempts
Jason Zucker: goal (snap)Josh Norris: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Josh Dunne: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (tip-in)Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Josh Norris: saved (slap)Josh Norris: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netBowen Byram: goal (wrist)Josh Dunne: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (deflected)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netZach Benson: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netConor Timmins: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: saved (slap)Zach Benson: saved (backhand)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (snap)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Owen Power: saved (snap)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 27Saved55% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net41% of attempts
Philadelphia Flyers5 G · 47 attempts
Cam York: missed the netTrevor Zegras: saved (wrist)Jamie Drysdale: missed the netEmil Andrae: saved (wrist)Egor Zamula: missed the netNick Seeler: missed the netCam York: saved (wrist)Trevor Zegras: saved (wrist)Travis Konecny: saved (tip-in)Owen Tippett: missed the netTravis Konecny: goal (snap)Trevor Zegras: goal (snap)Noah Cates: saved (snap)Bobby Brink: goal (wrist)Travis Sanheim: missed the netNicolas Deslauriers: missed the netRodrigo Abols: saved (snap)Travis Sanheim: saved (backhand)Nick Seeler: missed the netNoah Cates: saved (snap)Bobby Brink: saved (wrist)Bobby Brink: saved (snap)Noah Cates: goal (snap)Christian Dvorak: saved (wrist)Owen Tippett: saved (snap)Owen Tippett: goal (bat)Rodrigo Abols: missed the netTrevor Zegras: saved (snap)Emil Andrae: saved (wrist)Noah Cates: saved (backhand)Emil Andrae: saved (snap)Travis Sanheim: saved (snap)Christian Dvorak: saved (snap)Nicolas Deslauriers: saved (snap)Nicolas Deslauriers: saved (wrist)Garnet Hathaway: missed the netEgor Zamula: saved (snap)Noah Cates: saved (snap)Owen Tippett: saved (backhand)Owen Tippett: saved (wrist)Sean Couturier: saved (tip-in)Garnet Hathaway: saved (snap)Rodrigo Abols: missed the netOwen Tippett: missed the netMatvei Michkov: saved (snap)Matvei Michkov: saved (snap)Owen Tippett: saved (snap)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 30Saved64% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net26% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bowen Byram D 101020323:49
Jason Zucker L 101-132018:12
Alex Tuch R 011+120419:31
Josh Norris C 011-222017:35
Josh Doan R 011060016:32
Jack Quinn R 011012015:26
Owen Power D 000+131021:34
Mattias Samuelsson D 000-231220:57
Ryan McLeod C 000001020:13
Tage Thompson C 000-121017:34
Conor Timmins D 000-200516:56
Rasmus Dahlin D 000-110016:34
Zach Benson L 000-120013:57
Beck Malenstyn L 000-102311:09
Jacob Bryson D 000000111:06
Noah Ostlund C 000000010:34
Peyton Krebs C 000-114109:31
Josh Dunne C 000010107:32
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Colten Ellis L 303585.7560:00
PHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Noah Cates L 112+250417:43
Travis Konecny R 112022016:35
Bobby Brink R 112+230013:52
Travis Sanheim D 022-120223:42
Matvei Michkov R 022+120015:37
Owen Tippett R 101052116:34
Trevor Zegras C 101-140014:06
Jamie Drysdale D 011+300023:05
Sean Couturier C 011+211120:27
Nikita Grebenkin R 011+105112:02
Nick Seeler D 000000121:03
Emil Andrae D 000+331018:47
Egor Zamula D 000010217:32
Christian Dvorak C 000-121113:16
Rodrigo Abols C 000011112:28
Garnet Hathaway R 000011112:17
Cam York D 000-110110:37
Nicolas Deslauriers L 000025009:32
PHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Ersson W 272993.1259:57

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